Blogs are finally getting some respect…

At the Google Dance this year (during SES), I asked a product manager for Google News why my blog was continually rejected as a source. I was told that while some blogs are legitimate, there are too many which should not be listed along side major media sources.

While Google is sticking by this script, I’m very pleased to see Yahoo! incorporating blogs into Yahoo! News Search:

“Today we’ve begun the integration of blogs in Yahoo! News Search. Now when you search on Yahoo! News you will see blog results as well as content from thousands of trusted news sites. The experiences and opinions published on blogs make a great addition to the mainstream news people read everyday. And major world events are further fueling the growth of blogs as platforms for anyone who wants to have a public voice. At times, even everyday bloggers beat the mainstream media to a story.” - from the Yahoo! Search Blog

The other big news of the week was AOL’s purchace of Jason Calacanis’s Weblogs Inc.